Bottled Water Has Contaminants Too, Study Finds

Updated: Tue 11:10 PM, Oct 14, 2008

UNDATED (AP) _ Many Americans buy bottled water because theythink it's purer than tap water, but a new study may surprise them. An environmental advocacy group says tests on leading brands ofbottled water have turned up a variety of contaminants often foundin tap water. However, the study says all the brands met federalhealth standards for drinking water, and only two violated aCalifornia state standard. An industry group branded the findings ``alarmist.'' It says thestudy is based on the faulty premise that a contaminant is a healthconcern even if it's within regulatory limits. The two-year study was done by the Washington-basedEnvironmental Working Group, an organization founded by scientiststhat advocating stricter regulation.

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